Sinopsis
The "Bonanza Marimbera," the profitable business that emerged from marijuana trading to the United States, was an omen of what would haunt a country for decades. In the Guajira, a wayuu family will experience, first hand, the consequences of the clash between ambition and honor. Their culture, traditions, and lives, will be jeopardized by a war between brothers which will bring consequences that will be experienced by the whole world.
Director / Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
Screenplay / María Camila Arias, Jacques Toulemonde
Cinematography / David Gallego A.D.F.C.
Original Score / Leo Heiblum
Sound design / Carlos E. García
Editing / Miguel Schverdfinger
Production / Katrin Pors, Cristina Gallego
Produceras / Ciudad Lunar, Blond Indian, Pimenta Films, Snowglobe, Films Boutique, Bord Cadre Film Con
Cast / Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta, Natalia Reyes, Jhon Narváez, Greider Meza, José Vicente Cote, Juan Bautista Martínez
Colombia, Dinamarca, México. 2018
Ficción, 125 min.
Cristina Gallego
Bogota, 1978. Film and television producer. She studied marketing and advertising at Escuela de Cine in Chile. Since 2001 she has been doing cinematographical production, having created Ciudad Lunar, alongside Ciro Guerra; she has produced his films to date, such as "La sombra del caminante," "El abrazo de la serpiente," she participated in the last one in the film editing department. She has also been the producer for Pedro Aguilera ("Demonios tus ojos"), Abhner Benahim ("Yo no me llamo Rubén"), and she co-produced Annemarie Jacir ("Wajib). Nowadays she teaches in various film schools. She has given many conferences at the United Nations and she has also been a speaker at different events, like TEDtalks at Bogotá. "Birds of Passage" is her directorial debut film.
Ciro Guerra
Río de Oro, 1981. Cinematographer. He studied cinema and television at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He directed four shortfilms, which granted him several awards. At 21 years he wrote "La sombra del caminante," his directorial debut film, with which he won 15 awards and several mentions at different film festivals worldwide. "Los viajes del viento", his second feature film, was part of the official selection for the Cannes Fil Festival in 2009. It was premiered in 17 countries and it was selected in more than 90 festivals. "El abrazo de la serpiente", his third feature film, won the Art Cinema Award for best movie within the Directors Forthnight at Cannes, 2015. It was the first colombian nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign language film. It was premiered in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Filmografia
- 2018 - Pájaros de verano
- 2015 - El abrazo de la serpiente
- 2009 - Los viajes del viento
- 2004 - La sombra del caminante
Festivales y Premios
- 2018 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana: Premio Coral
- 2018 Festival de Cine GEMS
- 2018 Festival de Cine de Miami
Premio a Mejor película.
- 2018 Premio Fénix a Largometraje de Ficción